# NTSB IAD98LA100: Cessna 172L, N19667, Lincoln Park, NJ, July 13, 1998

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 13, 1998, 17:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Lincoln Park, NJ
- Location: 40.9476° N, 74.3145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINCOLN PARK (N07), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9476&lon=-74.3145&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 2000
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 43785
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD98LA100
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/43785/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA100

## Probable cause

Inadequate visual lookout by the pilot, which resulted in his failure to see and avoid the fuel truck.  Related factors were the truck and the pilot was unfamiliar with that area.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, taxi - to takeoff
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of familiarity with geographic area, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - object - vehicle (contributing factor)

## Analysis

The pilot flew to the airport to pick up his father.  He said that he had touched down on runway 19, and was taxiing back to the runway, when he saw his father at the end of the taxiway on the left.  The airplane was travelling on the center line of the taxiway, when its right wing tip struck a fuel truck that was parked in front of another airplane, that was tied down.  The pilot was not from the area.

## Factual narrative

On July 13, 1998, at 1730 eastern daylight time, N19667, a Cessna 172L, was substantially damaged when it struck a fuel truck while taxiing at the Lincoln Park Airport, Lincoln Park, New Jersey.  The certificated private pilot was not injured.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed.  The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.  The intended destination was Morristown, New Jersey.

The pilot flew to Lincoln Park to pick up his father.  He said that he had touched down on runway 19, and was taxiing back to the runway, when he saw his father at the end of the taxiway on the left.  The airplane was travelling on the center line of the taxiway, when its right wing tip struck a fuel truck that was parked in front of another airplane that was tied down.

The pilot reported over 75 hours of total flight experience, which included 60 hours in make and model.  The pilot reported that he was new to the area.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19667](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19667), registered now, S/N 17260650, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 172L
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17260650
- Airframe hours: 7662
- Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: L & M Aviation Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, April 11, 1998, 100 hours before
- Departed: N07
- Destination: MMU, MORRISTOWN, NJ
- Airport: N07, Lincoln Park

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 77 total, 20 in this make and model, 2 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: TEB, 30 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19980713038169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980713038169A), Jul 13, 1998: Cessna 172L, Lincoln Park, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23)Pilot hit fuel truck while taxing. (.4) the pilot flew to the airport to pick up his father. He said that he had touched down on runway 19, and was…

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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